A Florida nursing home fired one of its nursing assistants in September after she requested help for the facility on Facebook in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma.
Training clears facility, not aides, in heat-related death
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Amy Novotney
Nov 06, 2017
Two former caretakers at an Illinois long-term care facility have been charged with Class 3 felony counts of criminal neglect in the death of a 69-year-old resident with developmental disabilities, who...
Court: SNFs allowed to fight delayed Medicaid payments
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Amy Novotney
Sep 06, 2017
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled in August that 10 operators of Illinois long-term care facilities can move forward with a lawsuit against the Illinois Department of Healthcare and...
Worker class-action lawsuits on the rise?
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Mar 05, 2017
Employers may face “significant challenges” in 2017 related to workers bringing class-action lawsuits against them.
Report: LTC liability costs to rise in 2017
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Jan 06, 2017
A skilled nursing facility with 100 occupied beds can expect to pay roughly $235,000 in liability expenses in 2017, according to the recently issued Aon Global Risk Consulting/American Health Care Association...
LTC drug kickback case settles for $28M
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Dec 06, 2016
A kickback case against Omnicare came to a conclusion in October, with the pharmacy titan agreeing to pay $28 million to clear up allegations that it promoted an anti-seizure medication to nursing home...
Court: No delay for appeals backlog suit targeting HHS
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Nov 05, 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services’ request to put off litigation over its overwhelming Medicare appeals backlog was denied in late September. Thousands of long-term care provider appeals...
New OT regs could spike FLSA lawsuits
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Nov 05, 2016
Nursing facilities are among the businesses often hit by Fair Labor Standards Act prosecutions, and the number of those actions likely will spike when the Department of Labor’s final overtime pay...
Court’s new Jimmo mandate earns LTC experts’ criticism
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Oct 01, 2016
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services dropped the ball when it came to explaining maintenance therapy coverage under the landmark Jimmo case, according to a federal court.
Providers push court on arbitration ruling
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Oct 01, 2016
Kentucky nursing home providers are feeling the negative effects of the state’s strict rules on arbitration, a leading provider group told the U.S. Supreme Court in August.